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Arash Markazi: Does LeBron James fit among Lakers greats? Many fans think he needs to win a title

LOS ANGELES - LeBron James is undoubtedly one of the greatest NBA players of all time, and could go down as the greatest by the time he retires. However, he's finding out that being an all-time NBA great doesn't necessarily make you an all-time Lakers great.

James recently posted an artist's rendering of himself, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in Lakers uniforms, sitting courtside together as teammates. Under the illustration on Instagram he wrote,

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